Dan Satherley writes about the discovery by scientists of tadpoles which let out an audible, high-pitched ‘scream’ when distressed. Previously, it was thought that all tadpoles were mute. An excerpt: (read in full here) “Dr Guillermo Natale was studying the species’ mating calls, when he tried to catch a tadpole in a net. “He told […]

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Journalists around the country are getting underway on important stories ranging from driverless cars to gene editing to sea level rise this week, thanks to grants issued in the first round of the Aotearoa-New Zealand Science Journalism Fund.
Twenty applications were received for the $20,000 of funding available, with most major New Zealand media... >> Read Full Post